in related topics (sexuality,
anthropology, sociology).
Most candidates are enrolled
in a graduate or postgraduate
programme. Professionals are also welcome.

Programme dates:

July 12 - August 6, 2015

Academic opening:

Sunday July 12, 2015

Housing dates:

July 10 - August 10, 2015 (tentative)

Academic Director:

Diane di Mauro, PhD

Assistent Academic Director:

Laurens Buijs, MA

Programme Director:

Mirjam Schieveld, MA

Application due date:

March 1, 2015

Application fee:

€25 (waived if submitted before 1 February)

Tuition fee:

Non-credit €2350
Credit €2700

Housing fee:

€600 (tentative)

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acceptance.*

The Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society at the Graduate School
of Social Sciences , University of Amsterdam, is an intensive four-week summer
course, which focuses on the study of sexuality across cultures and is taught by
an international faculty team.

Objectives

The Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society will provide students
with a unique opportunity to explore the social and cultural dimensions of human
sexuality, and to gain knowledge of cutting-edge research on sexuality as
conceptualized and practised globally, pertaining to both theory and
methodology.

Each year, the Summer InstituteI is comprised of a, multidisciplinary
international faculty and student body from a range of social and cultural
backgrounds, offering a rewarding and challenging learning experience. Students
engage with faculty and guest lecturers via a specialized program of course
modules (twice daily), weekly get-togethers, and informal conversations during
daily group lunches. Students benefit from an exceptional networking
opportunity through the sharing of experiences, works in progress, research
plans and diverse perspectives.

As the host city for the Summer Institute, Amsterdam is an ideal location.
The open atmosphere and small scale of the city offers a refreshing setting for
engagement and discussion of sexuality, culture and society.

Alumni quotes

• “The knowledge I walked away with was life-changing and priceless. Not
only did I learn new information to take into my practice as a therapist, but I
made international professional connections and friends.”

• “In my country, we need more young people with fresh knowledge about
how to deal with different groups of people. The course provides an in-depth
insight into issues about sexuality, which should be an open and liberal
discussion in my community.”

Background

The Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society was founded in 1995.

The idea for the Summer Institute was sparked by a collaboration between
Dutch and American scholars, during the conference Culture, Sexual Behavior, and
AIDS in 1992 (see: ten Brummelhuis and Herdt, Culture and Sexual Risk,
New York: Gordon & Breach 1995).

In 1995, the programme was offered for the first time through a cooperative
effort between Han ten Brummelhuis of the Universiteit van Amsterdam, Bill Leap
of the American University in Washington and Gilbert Herdt from the University
of Chicago. In 1997, the Summer Institute became part of the International
School for Humanities and Social Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam.

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Graduate School of Social Sciences

" Through the readings and excellent lectures my horizons on the subject of sexuality expanded, and I was able to make greater sense of the world around me, particularly in the context of advocacy and policy change.”

Naisola Likimani - 2014 Alumnus

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"Since my return to Nairobi, where I have immediately plunged back into my work on women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights, not a single day goes by where I do not recall some of the teachings and discussions from the Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture & Society”